Why January 10th Matters In Rock History

It’s January 10th and here are some reasons why this day matters in rock history:

In 2016, David Bowiedied of liver cancer two days after his 69th birthday.

In 1964, the first American Beatlesalbum, Introducing The Beatles, came out.

In 1984, Motley Crueplayed their opening show on the first leg of OzzyOsbourne’s Bark at the Moon Tour. The gig took place in front of 95-hundred people in Portland, Maine.

In 2004, a Los Angeles court awarded CourtneyLove custody ofFrancesBeanCobain, her daughter withKurtCobain. For the past year, since Love overdosed, Frances had been in the care of Kurt’s mother.

In 2008, Radioheadtopped the album charts with the physical release of In Rainbows, which was originally sold online for a price each fan chose. Even with the unique release, the band sold 122-thousand copies of the band, giving them their second chart topper after 2000’sKid A.

In 2000, singer MelissaEtheridge announced that DavidCrosby was the sperm donor of her two children with then-girlfriend JulieCypher.

And in 2018, British guitarist Eddie Clarke, who was a member of heavy metal bands Fastway and Motörhead died in hospital, where he was being treated for pneumonia. He was 67 years old.